Siri in iOS 18 rumored to be ‘more conversational and versatile’ thanks to AI

Siri in iOS 18 rumored to be ‘more conversational and versatile’ thanks to AI

With Apple‘s WWDC 2024 event and the accompanying iOS 18 reveal fast approaching, speculation is mounting about what kind of AI features Apple might introduce – and a new report gives us a few more major clues. This report comes from the New York Times (via MacRumors), and says that an upgraded version of Siri … Read more

Western Digital’s new external SSD is aimed at content creators and offers 8TB of fast storage – but the firm plans to double capacity by next year

Western Digital’s new external SSD is aimed at content creators and offers 8TB of fast storage – but the firm plans to double capacity by next year

Content producers are churning out data in unprecedented volumes, with high-definition images and 4K/8K video content consuming an enormous amount of storage space. Creators typically need to store several versions of their projects, including the initial raw files, edited versions, and the published format.  Catering to this need, Western Digital has launched a new external … Read more

NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, May 12 (game #70)

NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, May 12 (game #70)

Here’s a nice, easy Strands puzzle from the NYT to end the weekend. It shouldn’t cause too many people problems, but as always your mileage may vary – so read on if you do need a few hints to help you solve it. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read … Read more

Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, May 12 (game #839)

NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, May 12 (game #70)

If it feels like Quordle has been on a tough run recently, that’s because it has. And that trend continues today, with another tricky one. Read on for some clues to help you solve it – plus the answers and my commentary if you don’t need any help. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is … Read more

Apple’s new Final Cut Camera app looks great for shooting video – but I’d still love a photography equivalent

Apple’s new Final Cut Camera app looks great for shooting video – but I’d still love a photography equivalent

Buried in this week’s flurry of Apple announcements for the iPad Pro (2024), M4 chip and Apple Pencil Pro was some fascinating news for video shooters – an updated ‘Final Cut Pro for iPad 2’ app and an even more intriguing app, for both Apple’s tablets and the iPhone, called Final Cut Camera. What’s particularly interesting … Read more

ICYMI: the week’s 8 biggest news stories from Amazon’s awful ad plans to Apple’s magnificent M4 iPad Pro reveal

ICYMI: the week’s 8 biggest news stories from Amazon’s awful ad plans to Apple’s magnificent M4 iPad Pro reveal

We’re getting into the busy tech season, folks. Apple had its massive 2024 iPad event this week, Google I/O 2024 is coming next week, and there are so many more announcements on the way. But before we get into next week, we need to catch up on the week we’ve just had. So, to lend … Read more

I’ve been testing Sony Aibo for 25 years and it’s still my favorite robot

I’ve been testing Sony Aibo for 25 years and it’s still my favorite robot

Before we were obsessed with AI, the world was mesmerized by Aibo, a robotic dog whose name was short for “artificial intelligence robot” and also had the same pronunciation in Japanese as the word “friend”.  Aibo was doing AI before it was cool, and it was a sophisticated consumer robot dog long before SPOT was … Read more

The socket is the motherboard, Part 2 — Intel archrival (and Nvidia’s BFF) plans to build giant chips that could use kilowatts of power but they won’t be as big as Cerebras trillion transistor behemoth

The socket is the motherboard, Part 2 — Intel archrival (and Nvidia’s BFF) plans to build giant chips that could use kilowatts of power but they won’t be as big as Cerebras trillion transistor behemoth

A few weeks ago, we wrote how Eliyan’s NuLink PHY could do away with silicon interposers and integrate everything into an single, elegant package. How, essentially, the socket could become the motherboard. At the recent 30th annual North America Technology Symposium, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) revealed plans to construct a version of its … Read more